House of Sky and Breath

That was a SLOG to get through. The writing was honestly just not up to SJM's standard. It should have gone through way more edits. The story was loosely thrown together with sex scenes a sloppy glue to hold it all. There was very little emotional impact or urgency to drive the story. SJM kept throwing twists at you, but because she'd spent so little time building the world in this book, she had to tell you how to feel about all of those twists, immediately losing any impact those twists should have given the story. I am so disappointed. I really enjoyed the first book. This one just did not hold up.
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I am interested to see where she's going to take this, with the ending bringing her two worlds together.

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And I'm sorry, but the hotly anticipated consummation of Bryce and Hunt's relationship happens with Ithan in the next room?! And then the next time in a gym?!?! What happened to all the romantic build of anticipation from the previous book? There was so much tension she could have built with the arrival of Cormac... But even that story arc was barely more than a convenient plot point.